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- OSAKA, JAPAN COUNTING TABLE Application filed August 28, 1930. Serial No. 478,491.

This invention relates to a counting table the projected portions a and b in front of the which consists of a series of bars arranged men. closely in parallel so as to make a surface, When coins are placed on the table, they each bar being yieldably held in its position can be easily grasped by a hand, because each 5 by a spring or springs so that it can be lowbar yields in accordance with the pressure of :3

cred independently from others when a prcseach finger so that the surface of the table sure is applied to the bar. becomes an irregular one and the coins are 7 When coins lay fiat on a plain surface of a no more flatly placed on the surface. In counting table it is diflicult to pick them up. case a certain part of the surface is made 1 According to this invention the surface of a solid, the coins scattered on the solid surface counting table consists of a number of yieldare first swept to the yieldable surface and able members, so that the members on which a then they should be grasped. coin lays will be lowered by the pressure of Claims:

fingers while it is being grasped or picked, 1. A coin counter comprising a base mem- 25 and the C01Il can be easlly plcked up due to her, springs extending upwardly therefrom 35 the deformation of the surface. and a plurality of closely arranged parallel Referring to the attached drawings, Fig. 1 bars normally forming a substantially plane is a plan view of a counting table accordsurface resiliently mounted on said springs ing to this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional eleabove the base member.

a vation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse 2. A coin counter comprising a base memi sectional view. her, springs extending upwardly therefrom, In the drawings, 1 is a bar of oblong section a plurality of closely arranged parallel bars with convex surface. A number of such bars normally forming a substantially plane surare arranged in parallel and closely in conface yieldingly mounted on said springs tact with each other so as to make a corruabout the base member, and means for limit- 1745 gated surface. Each bar is held in its position ing the upward movement of the bars from by means of a spring or springs 2, so that it th b m mb can be lowered against the action of the 3. A coin counter comprising a base mem- P g but its highest Il r l POSitiOIl is her having a peripheral flange extending outlimited by the front and rear edges of th wardly from at least two edges thereof,

base plate 4:, where the jaws 3 On bo ends springs extending upwardly from the said of the bar are prevented frOm riSing- O base member, a plurality of closely arranged 6 d 0f the p g is secured to the base Plate parallel bars normally forming a substan- 4, while another end thereof is Sec 130 tially plane surface yieldingly mounted on the The 11356 Plate 4 has Side Plate said springs above the base member and havia on each longitudinal side Whi h limits the ing means thereon cooperating with the said Width of the Counting tableflanges for limiting the upward movement The whole surface between the side plates f th b f th b b may be composed of a series of the yieldah In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

m bars, but some part ofsame may be replaced KEIJI TANAKA. F;

by solid plates 4?), as shown in the drawings. This modification is useful for a large table. The bars 1 and the solid plates 4?) have projected points a and b at front and rear 2', ends, respectively, so that the length of the counting table is limited by the projected parts a and b.

The table is firmly fixed to or removably placed on a convenient stand which is disposed between counting men so as to place I r 10D 

